Me too...but I won;t get mine until next week according to the UPS confirmation I just got. I'm excited to check them out! Hopefully I get a set closer to the 470g range (not that 30 grams is gonna make me any faster.)

Gray shill

Originally Posted by iliketoridebikes

29er forum should be renamed the shill post forum

It is a gray area where "shill" posts are giving updates about new products of general interest or a lot of people are known to have interest in their introduction/availability. Arguably still shill, though, I would agree, but this has been discussed and seems acceptable on this forum. There is a lot of industry participation here due to the nature of the relative newness and growth of 29ers, and a lot of manufacturers and retailers are listening, too.

I see how it could appear that way in this instance but if I wanted to post something about product availability, I'd do it in the sub-forum that has been so nicely provided for us. peabody is probably just one of the people that was on my e-mail notification list, got word and wanted to post the info. The 29er forum is unique here in that we do have the manufacturer's forum to let all of us spread the info to those that are truely enthusiastic about the expanding product options, no need to shill post in my eyes.

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Don't lean too far, have you seen what passes for a tread on those things, yikes. Definitley a "race" tire in my book.

Uh....that would be the reason a pair was purchased in the first place. XC races on the type of midwest terrain where I will be using them.

According to NoTubes.com:

- When used tubeless, rolling resistance is nearly eliminated. The Crow will roll as fast at 20 psi as it does at 40 psi. Rolling resistance will not come into play until pressures drop as low as 13 psi

- Intended for low pressure use, 20-40 PSI maximum

- This low pressure gives you such traction that tread is almost not needed. Tall knobs on other tires create wind drag and rolling resistance slowing the rider down. The Crow tire will spin much faster due to the low tread height. Making it one of the fastest spinning tires on the market